There is reason to suppose that very old crayfish do not exuviate every year. --Huxley. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
exuviating — v. shed, cast off, discarded … English contemporary dictionary
Exuviate — Ex*u vi*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Exuviated}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Exuviating}.][From {Exuviae}.] (Zo[ o]l.) To she [1913 Webster]d an old covering or condition preliminary to taking on a new one; to molt. There is reason to suppose that very old… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Exuviated — Exuviate Ex*u vi*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Exuviated}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Exuviating}.][From {Exuviae}.] (Zo[ o]l.) To she [1913 Webster]d an old covering or condition preliminary to taking on a new one; to molt. There is reason to suppose that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exuviate — exuviation, n. /ig zooh vee ayt , ik sooh /, v.i., v.t., exuviated, exuviating. to cast off or shed (exuviae); molt. [1850 55; EXUVI(AE) + ATE1] * * * … Universalium
exuviation — noun a) The act of exuviating. b) The exuviated coverings; exuviae … Wiktionary
shedding — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. peeling, molting, casting off, losing hair, dropping, exuviating, exfoliating … English dictionary for students
exuviate — [c]/əgˈzjuvieɪt/ (say uhg zyoohveeayt), /ɛg / (say eg ) verb (exuviated, exuviating) –verb (t) 1. to cast off or shed (a covering, as a skin). –verb (i) 2. to cast off or shed exuviae; moult. –exuviation /əgzjuviˈeɪʃən/ (say uhgzyoohvee ayshuhn) …
exuviate — [eks o͞o′vē āt΄, eks yo͞o′vē āt΄; eg zo͞o′vē āt΄, ig zo͞o′vē āt΄] vt., vi. exuviated, exuviating [ EXUVIAE + ATE1] to cast off (a skin, shell, etc.); molt exuviation n … English World dictionary
ex|u|vi|a|tion — «ehg ZOO vee AY shuhn, ehk SOO », noun. the act or process of exuviating … Useful english dictionary
